Peanut Butter Jumbos Recipe

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Oats, peanut butter and chocolate make these soft, chewy cookies hearty and nutritious. My whole family agrees this recipe is a real winner.

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Peanut Butter Jumbos Recipe

Prep: 15 min. Bake: 15 min./batch

Yield: 108 Servings

15 15 30

Ingredients

1-1/2 cups peanut butter
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4-1/2 cups quick-cooking oats
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup M&M's miniature baking bits

Directions

In a large bowl, cream peanut butter, butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine oats and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in chocolate chips and baking bits.
Drop by heaping tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 12-14 minutes or until edges are browned. Remove to wire racks. Yield: 9 dozen.

Editor's Note: Reduced-fat peanut butter is not recommended for this recipe.

Nutritional Facts 1 cookie equals 153 calories, 8 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 18 mg cholesterol, 106 mg sodium, 18 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 4 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 fat, 1/2 starch.

Originally published as Peanut Butter Jumbos in Best of Country Cookies , p103